Book marker



Oct. 23, 1962 v. A. SEALANA BOOK MARKER Filed April 17, 1961 INVENTOR. l ma/N/A ///v/v SEAL ANA ATTORNEYS Unite States This invention relates generally to book markers and in particular is directed towards a book marker having a plurality of finders which enable convenient location of several places in a book.

Although various conventional book markers of the character described are presently available, it is nevertheless desirable to have a marker which can be produced at a lower cost. Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a book marker which is simple in construction and consequently highly economical to manufacture.

Another object of the invention is to provide a book marker which is expeditiously attached to and removed from a book.

A further object of the invention is to provide a book marker which is readily used with a book of any size.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some of which, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the following description of the preferred form of the invention which is illustrated in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the specification. It is to be understood, however, that variations in the showing made by the said drawings and description may be adopted within the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.

Referring to said drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken through line 22 in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the instant book marker while attached to and in use with a book.

The instant marker is designated in the drawings by the numeral 11, and is seen to comprise, in general, a hook member 12 with a plurality of ribbons 13 secured thereto. More particularly, the member 12 is constructed of a substantially fiat wafer member 14 having an aperture 16 therein. A hook portion 17 is integral with the wafer 14 adjacent the edge 18 thereof. The ribbons 13 are looped at one end through the aperture 16 and then fastened to their own body portions whereby they are linked to the hook member 12.

To accommodate the ribbons 13, the aperture 16 is formed in the shape of a linear slot, which then defines a bar 21 as a portion of the wafer 14. The ribbons 13 are passed through the slot and neatly folded around the bar 21 with the end portions 22 of the ribbons 13 laid flat against the body portions 23 and secured thereto by stitching, adhesives or a like manner.

As further regards the hook member 12, the hook portion 17 is projected substantially perpendicularly towards the slot 16, in a plane substantially parallel to that of the wafer 14. It will be appreciated that the hook portion 17 can be attached directly adjacent the edge 18 of wafer 14, or, as shown in the drawings, there can preferably be provided an outwardly extending tab portion 24 with the hook portion 17 being connected adjacent the extended end 26 thereof.

For purpose of describing the operation of the invention, particular reference is now made to FIGURE 3, wherein is shown a book 27 having a cover 28, a back binding 29 and a body of pages 3 1. To use the instant tent O 3,659,609 Patented Oct. 23, 1962 book marker, the book is opened in such a manner as to create a separation between the back binding 29 and the inside ends of the pages 31. The hook member 12 is then simply dropped down through this separation with the ribbons 13 trailing behind. To complete the operation, the hook 12 is hooked onto the bottom edge 32 of the back binder 29 with the ribbons 13 then extending from the top end 33 of the book. The ribbons are now available to be placed between any desired pages in the book and then extended from between these pages out of the end 34 of the book.

To further facilitate the operation of inserting the hook between the leaves and the binding, it is advantageous to treat the secured ribbon portions 22 and 23 with a stiffening substance as is accomplished by the process of sizing.

From the foregoing it is readily apparent that the instant invention is not only of simple construction but is very easy to use. Inasmuch as the device consists of a single integral rigid member, which is easily and inexpensively manufactured, in combination with a plurality of cloth ribbons or the like, the invention is seen to provide a significant improvement insofar as it appreciably reduces the cost of such an item.

What is claimed is:

l. A book marker comprising in combination a substantially flat wafer member having a linear slot therein, a tab member substantially integrally connected to said wafer and extending outwardly therefrom in substantially the plane thereof and substantially perpendicularly to said slot, an integral hook portion connected to the extended end of said tab member projecting back towards said slot in confronting relationship with said tab member, and a plurality of thin elongated ribbons each looped at one end through said slot and fastened to its own body portion whereby said ribbon is secured to said wafer member, each of said ribbons having a width substantially equal to the length of said slot whereby said ribbons are disposed in superimposed aligned relationship, and each of said ribbons having a length substantially in excess of the height of the book in which the marker is used.

2. A book marker as described in claim 1 further characterized by said ribbon being treated with a stiffening substance in the fastened portions thereof adjacent to said wafer member.

3. In a book having a cover, a back binding, and a plurality of pages with the inner edges thereof spaced from the inner surface of said back binding; the combination therewith of a book marker having a rigid hook portion and a plurality of aligned superimposed ribbons attached thereto, said marker being releasably connected to said book by passing said hook portion through the space between the inner edges of the pages and the inner surface of the back binding from the upper edge of the book and engaging said hook portion with said back binding, said ribbons having a length substantially at least twice the height of the book whereby said ribbons after emerging from said space at the upper edge of the book may then be extended downwardly between selected pages thereof and terminate below the lower edge of the book.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 650,664 Wireback May 29, 1900 1,958,831 Lorenz May 15, 1934 2,664,847 Orman Jan. 5, 1954 

